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Embanked enclosure — Boggaun (drumahaire By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Embanked enclosure — Boggaun (drumahaire By.)
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Located at the top of an E-facing slope at the tip of an E-W spur. Grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 25.8m NE-SW; 25.3m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5-8m; int. H 0.1m at SE to 1m at W; ext. H 1m generally to 1.6m at NE) with some bushes, and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 2.2-3m; D 0.3m at SE to 1.2m at NE). The entrance (Wth 0.8m) is at ESE and there is a clearance cairn (dims 10m x 3m; H 0.3m) inside the bank at NE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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